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‘Midnight Son’ – a Very ‘Martin’-esque Vampire Thriller – Screens at Cinequest!
Screening at the forthcoming Omaha Film Festival and Cinequest Film Festival (San Jose, California) is Scott Leberecht’s pretty awesome indie vamp flick Midnight Son (review), which comes from executive producer Eduardo Sanchez (co-director of The Blair Witch Project).
Starring Zak Kilberg, Maya Parish, Jo D. Jonz, Arlen Escarpeta, Larry Cedar, and Tracey Walter, “ Midnight Son is the story of Jacob, a young man confined to a life of isolation, due to a rare skin disorder that prevents him from being exposed to sunlight. His world opens up when he meets Mary, a local bartender, and falls in love. Tragically, Jacob’s actions become increasingly bizarre as he struggles to cope with the effects of his worsening condition. Forced by the disease to drink human blood for sustenance, he must control his increasingly violent tendencies as local law enforcement narrow their focus on him as a suspect in a series of grisly murders.”
Inside you’ll find the official trailer and the first batch of stills, with more over at the film’s official website, Facebook or Twitter.
Cinequest Film Festival Schedule:
March 4 @ 9:30 PM (World Premiere)
March 6 @ 6:45 PM
March 11 @ 12:30 PM
Omaha Film Festival
Saturday, March 5 @ 8:30 PM.
Tickets are not on sale yet, but they will be in the coming days at www.omahafilmfestival.org/tickets.html
From The Lure director Agnieszka Smoczyńska, the dystopian sci-fi thriller Hot Spot starring Noomi Rapace will be released in North American theaters on August 21, 2026 via Focus Features, and the film has received its official ‘R’ rating from the MPA this week.
Just how far is the film going to be pushing that rating? Hot Spot is rated ‘R’ for “strong violent content, gore, graphic nudity, sexual content and brief language.”
Watch the previously released official trailer below. Here’s the synopsis…
“In a near future society ruled by sentient AI, a private eye investigates a murder case, only to discover a rebel group capable of undermining the digital overlord.”
Andrzej Konopka (The Lure) and Reika Kirishima (Drive My Car) also star.
Robert Bolesto (The Lure) wrote the screenplay.
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